כן

Aramaic

Adverb

כֵּן • (kēn)

  1. thus, so, next
  2. then, afterwards, soon, shortly

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
כ־ו־ן (k-w-n)
19 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ken/
  • Homophone: קֵן

Adverb

כֵּן • (kén)

  1. yes
  2. (archaic) thus, so
    • Tanach, Genesis 29:26, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ לָתֵת הַצְּעִירָה לִפְנֵי הַבְּכִירָה׃
      vayómer laván lo-ye'asé khén bim'koménu latét hats'irá lif'néi hab'khirá.
      wayyṓmer lāḇān lō-yēʿāśe ḵēn biməqōmḗnu lāṯēṯ haṣṣəʿīrā lip̄ənē habbəḵīrā.
      And Laban said: ‘It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.[’]
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
כ־נ־ן (k-n-n)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kan/

Noun

כַּן • (kanm

  1. pedestal, stand

Further reading

References

  • כן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language